Hello,
I am a new owner of a Hot Tub, and I am trying to nail-down the water balance and sanitation.
I read an re-read, an re-read again Nitro's Approach to water maintenance, and I am beginning to understand it.
I received my Taylor K-2006 in the mail this week, and decided to test my water.
I live in Portland, Oregon, and filled my tub from my hose on city water. Here is what I have measured:
CH = 0 (the color change happens when I put my first drop of reagent, so it means that the CH is somewhere between 0 and 10, correct?)
pH = 7.0
TA = 20
CYA = 0 (No matter how much I swirl the tube, the water remains clear)
FC = 0
Do these numbers appear correct? When I put them into the circular slide rule that came with the test kit, I get a saturation index of less than -2.0, which I'm not sure what to make of.
I have ordered the recommended chemicals from Nitro's thread, but they haven't arrived yet.
Does the fact that I have an ozonator change any of my goal levels of any of the above-listed parameters?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.